NEO1X source ↗Robot comparison · interactive
NEO vs SO-101
A symmetrical comparison using normalized manufacturer-reported specifications. Green highlights mark the stronger value only where the specification has a defensible direction.
NEO1X source ↗
SO-101Hugging Face LeRobot source ↗FieldAt a glance
1X · Select customersNEOHumanoid · verified Aug 28, 2026
Hugging Face LeRobot · Open buildSO-101Fixed manipulator · verified Aug 28, 2026
Cross-category comparisonThese platforms do not share a sourced form factor, use case, or editorial comparison rationale, but their normalized specifications remain available below.
Technical differences
Side-by-side specifications
| Field | NEO | SO-101 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | 1X | Hugging Face LeRobot |
| Version | Home Robot | SO-101 |
| Form factor | Humanoid | Fixed manipulator |
| Availability | Select customers | Open build |
| Primary use | Home assistance | Robotics research, data collection, and policy evaluation |
| Starting price | Unknown | Unknown |
| Price qualifier | $200 deposit; full purchase price not represented | Bill-of-materials cost varies |
| Height (m) | 1.6764 | Unknown |
| Weight (kg) | 29.937 | Unknown |
| Payload (kg) | 8.165 | Unknown |
| Runtime (hours) | 4 | Unknown |
| Maximum speed (m/s) | 1.4 | Unknown |
| Degrees of freedom | 75 | 6 |
| Reach (m) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Battery | 842 Wh; manufacturer states six minutes of charging per hour of runtime | External power; configuration depends on sourced motors |
| Sensors | dual 8.85 MP 90 Hz stereo fisheye cameras, four beamforming microphones, linkwise IMUs | user-configured cameras, joint position feedback |
| Onboard compute | 1X NEO Cortex using NVIDIA Jetson Thor; up to 2,070 FP4 TFLOPS claimed | Host computer supplied by the builder |
| Software | Redwood AI, NEO mobile app | Hugging Face LeRobot, Feetech SDK |
| Safety | soft body, covered pinch points, low-inertia tendon drive, IP44 body, IP68 hands | configurable maximum relative joint target |
| Control modes | autonomous, scheduled expert supervision, mobile app remote control, VR remote control | leader-arm teleoperation, learned policy |
| Target applications | household chores, home assistance, companion functions | imitation learning, VLA evaluation, robotics education |
14 comparable fields · 14 material differences · Interactive comparison only; editorial indexing gate not met
NEO positioning
Primary useHome assistance
AvailabilitySelect customers
Starting price$200 deposit; full purchase price not represented
Canonical ID1x/neo
SO-101 positioning
Primary useRobotics research, data collection, and policy evaluation
AvailabilityOpen build
Starting priceBill-of-materials cost varies
Canonical IDlerobot/so-101
Primary evidence
Manufacturer sources and freshness
NEO Home Robot1X · observed Aug 28, 2026SO-101 assembly and hardware documentationHugging Face LeRobot · observed Aug 28, 2026
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